Institutional perspective on the adoption of technology for the security enhancement of container transport

Transport Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-33

  Lun, Y H Venus ^a   Wong, Christina W Y ^a   Lai, Kee Hung ^a   Cheng, T C E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; CONTAINER SHIP; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 38049058368     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640701358804     Document Type: Article

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